Oil measure



Ma'y '19, 1931.

H. B. DON LEY OIL MEASURE Filed June 18, @929 atto/Mae,

Patented May 1 9, 1931kr HAROLD B. nonLEY, or:V Conor/:nuez OHIO, vnssiciuvoit iro man conUiunUs Auro LJaimes l .eoiurlunr,V or coLUMBUs'oHIo, A kooaronnrrron'or-lomo f cordance oIL MEASURE y Application filed Jiune 1:8, 1929;. Serial No. 37 1Y,872.

This invention'relates to improvements in liquid measures andrefers particularly to that .classjof' measures commonly employed by garages, automobile yservice stations'and the like for the purpose of measuring,selling and 'dispensinginternal combustion Yengneflubricants I y r ltV is 'the i primary object 'of i this invention to provide a liquid measure having a. bote tom kembodying vimproved Jfeatures' of con-` struetion for insuring ther complete Iand speedy drainage ofthe liquidfrom the measurefwheri the @entente erediseherged therefrom in the ordinary manner.

With these and" other objects 'in' view Qas willappear lasV the description prooeeds, the invention consists in the -n'ovell features of construction, combinationfo'f elements and arrangement of parts hereinafter to befully describedv and `pointed outrin the appended claim. f In the, accompanying drawings: j Figure, lisa' vertical sectional view taken through a liquid measure constructed .ac-

with the. features of' they Y present invefntio'ny.'v j

'Figure 2 1s a 'horizontal'fusectional'yview.

takenV on ,y the planeindicated by the line Figure 3 is a vertical sectionalview taken onlthe line 3 3 ofE`ig`1t1re745k l Figure 4 is a perspective view 'of the improved bottom member comprising the present invention7 y Figure 5 is a-perspective view of the .bot-

' tom member vcomprising this invention in aV ythe measure may be manipulated. Within the body 2 the measure is provided with a substantially horizontal extending bottom wall 4, abovewhich is disposed the liquid receiving and measuring chamber 5 kof the device. [AnyV suitable 'methodm'ay 'be ein; ployed" for` holdingathe wall V4 in its opera-V tive position. In this instance the periph! eral edge of the wall 4is -flanged to snugly engage, with the ee'rii'eei inter ivan tithe body 2. The flange may bev welded to retainthe wall 4 in a secured position.4 y ,y

The wall 4 `which forms thebot'tom `of the Y measuring chamber 5 is depressed or bulged downwardly so as to produce a dian'ietrical'ly extending dat portion or channel' at one end of which and'near the periphery 'ofthe' bottom wallv is formed" an opening for the discharge 'of the liquid. In'- its preferred form the channel or level portion iscon-l structed as shown in Figure 4and is. posi;

tioned below the plane of the exterior Vrim of the Awall 4. On either side of the level .portionr'or channel 6 the lateral portions 7 of thebttom wall slope downwardly from the rim of the wall 4 to the plane of the chan: nel 6.'y At either endo'f lthe-'channel A6 the pjirtie'ne 8 'erthewell t extend upwardly et an acute angle to meet th'ejrim sol that the channel 6 extends vthrough' nearly v the :whole diameter ofthe Went.- Y

Y situated wittirithe dieehergeepenirrgis an elbowinember 9 which is disposed below the bottom wall 4 and iscon'nected with ka tubular and metallic conduit l0. The' latter carries at 4its outer end a fixed 'nozzle 11k which isy normally engaged vwith a station'-vk ary hook l2,stationarilycarried by the'y body 2 as shown'in Figure1.-` A f I Controlling the outlet ofthe opening in the bottom of lwall'4fis a valve' mechanism which .in this instance comprisesa' `substantieilyu shaped bracket 1e. 'Firtedlte the .bottoni wall 4 the spaced llegs oi the'braclet are' provided with. registering apertures for thev reception of a itran'sv'erselyV extending cotter pinV 14. Thelatter pivotallycairies a Subistantiallyv Lfshaped-'arm 15?, which has its outer'pe'rtion provided with-an oii'set lug or foot 16.' Cooperative with `the lug or'foot and carried thereby is 'a valve disk assembly consistingof flat horizontally. extending washers-between which is positioned .al valve disk .17.1.7 The washers' and valve disky are provided with .registering openings,` axiallyl .lot

Amally closing the outlet in the bottom 4,

while the other end of said spring rests upon and engages with the inner wall of the body 2 in order to permit said spring to exert proper action in maintaining the valve disk in its said position.

To elevate the disk assembly so as to permit of the outflow ofthe liquid from the measuring chamber 5, there is mounted on the wall 4, in spaced relation from the bracket 13, a second bracket 20. The latter bracket carries a link 21, one end of which is pivotally connected as at 22 to the bracket 20 and itsvother end pivotally connected as at 23 to the intermediate portion of a bar 24, the link 21 serving as a floating pivot for said bar. One end of the bar is pivotally connected as at 25 to the arm 15, while the other end of said bar is positioned within the bifurcated lower end of an operating stem 26, a cotter pin 27 passing through the 1 lower end of the stem and the bar 24 pivotal- 1y uniting these elements.

The stem 26 projects angular-ly and upwardly and is loosely receivable within an opening 28 formed in a stationary lip 29 carried by the upper and inner portion of` Vthe body 2.

The stem is formed with a groove or recess 30 which provides shoulders. These shoulders' or grooves and recesses of the stem are receivable within a slot 31 pro-y vided in connection with the opening 28 `in the li 29. By this construction the valve assem lyY may be conveniently released from its locked position for actuation by the upper thumb engaging end 32 of the stem 26. The thumb engaging portion is situated adjacent to the handle 3 so that the operator may with practically one operation open the valve assembly to permit the outflow of the liquid, or by locatingthe stem through the means disclosed, the valve assembly maybe retained in its open position. v

In view of the foregoing it will be seen that the present invention provides a liquid measure which is particularly adapted for use in garages and other automobile service stations in dispensing lubricating oil for internalv combustion engines. The outstanding feature of this` measure resides in the formation and configuration of the bottom ing liquids, articularly lubricating oils for internal com ustion engines, with measures of thischaracter it is highly important that the liquid or oil be completely and speedily emptied from the measure. It is the common practice to hold measures of this character level when filled with liquid or oil. It has been found to be the uniform custom to tilt the measure slightly as the contents are discharged from the measure so vthat when the contents are nearly completely discharged that portion of the bottom of the measure in which the discharge opening is situated is held slightly lower than the 0pposite edge of z the bottom. It will be 0bserved that in the present invention the liquid or oil adhering to the sides of the measure flows downwardly striking the inclined portionsof the bottom wall andis caused to flow directly into thel channel. This residue of oil or liquid meeting in the channel forms a stream of oil or liquid which moves toward the opening at oneend of the channel, since the edge near which the opening is situated is normally held slightly lower. By divertinor the residual liquids :as quickly as possildle into the stream from which faster movement is obtained the contents of the measure are entirely emptied in the shortest time. This is in contrast with prior constructions wherein no defined channel for the movement of the remaining oil or liquid is provided and where the remaining liquid moves slowly across the whole area ofthe bottom without any defined stream of liquid being formed.

What is claimed is:

In a liquid.` measure, a body, a wall disposed withinsaid body and serving to define the bottom of a liquid measuring chamber, said bottom being formed to include a diametrically extending level portion having a discharge opening at one end thereof, inclined portions sloping toward said level portion and a valve for opening and closing said discharge opening.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

' HAROLD B. DONLEY.

Wall of the measuring chamber. In dispens- I l 

